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ārāme

ārāma

masc acc pl of ārāma (adj); nt acc pl of ārāma (adj); masc loc sg of ārāma (adj); nt loc sg of ārāma (adj); …

1. enjoying; taking pleasure (in); fond (of)
2. pleasure; delight
3. park; parkland; nature reserve
4. monastery

Analysis. No analysis needed; simple locative inflection of the noun ārāma.

Etymology. From Sanskrit ārāma, possibly from ā-√ram "to rest, delight" (ā-: toward the speaker; √ram: to enjoy, find rest in). The word denotes a delightful enclosure.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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